Liberty Elementary School has been recognized as a Common Sense School, an honor that recognizes efforts in teaching digital citizenship to young people and engaging the entire school community in this important discussion. The recognition,...
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Liberty Elementary to receive new playground equipment
Liberty Elementary PTO recently gave a generous donation to Liberty Elementary School to purchase playground equipment. This new equipment replaced outdated equipment on the north side of the school. Students at the school are extremely excited...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary Students Sing at Addison Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center
Liberty Elementary second graders visited the Addison Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Chesterton to share the holiday spirit with residents. Students sang songs in sing-along fashion with residents. Each second grade class prepared poems...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary Holds 2015 Pediatric Cancer Awareness Walk
September is Pediatric cancer awareness month and students at Liberty Elementary School (LES) in Chesterton participated in a weeklong Kindergarten and first grade service learning project to raise money for pediatric cancer. This is the sixth year...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary Students Awarded Bikes for Perfect Attendance
Liberty Elementary Bike winners: As part of an incentive program, students at Liberty Elementary School who had perfect attendance each month during the second semester had their name entered in a drawing to win a bike from the Chesterton Bicycle...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary Students Learn about Plant Growth
Liberty Elementary second graders in Justin Martinson's classroom plant bean seeds after a reading a unit about plant growth from seed to produce, left to right, Owen Edlen, Kristen Britzke, Jocelyn Ringler and Christopher Kohnen. Emily Wilt, student...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary Honors Rusty Schultz
On May 3, Liberty Elementary students, staff, PTO and Rusty’s family members gathered to honor student Rusty Schultz. Sadly, Rusty passed away at the age of 7 this past March 19 after battling cancer. The day of the dedication marked Rusty's eighth...
Read MoreJump for Heart at Liberty Elementary
The Liberty Elementary Physical Education Department along with the American Heart Association, held a Jump for Heart Event at Liberty Elementary in Chesterton in late February. Students helped raise money to support heart research and programs for...
Read MoreLiberty Elementary 4th Graders Learn about Robotics
Liberty Elementary fourth grade students recently had a special presentation from Kyle Granat of Trossen Robotics of Downers Grove, IL. Granat spoke to the students about robotics, engineering and showed them how prototypes are created. Students were...
Read MoreThe Final Chapter: Students at Liberty Elementary School Read “Charlotte’s Web”
Students at Liberty Elementary school gathered in the gym to read the final chapter of "Charlotte's Web" together. In March, 540 students and 60 staff members received a "Charlotte's Web" book to participate in the program One Book, One School....
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